The refunds continued.
Everyone thought Wei Zijin and the other two parties would seize this enormous surge in traffic to push a huge wave of sales and earn back the money they had paid out.
They didn't.
On the first day, refunds.
On the second day, refunds.
On the third day, refunds.
For seven whole days, Wei Zijin's livestream looked nothing like those of other sales streamers. Everyone else was hawking products; she sat up straight and issued refunds.
At the same time every day, Wei Zijin appeared on camera right on schedule. Zeng Haiyan joined remotely from the other end, her voice clear and crisp as she reported the progress of every order's refund and compensation to the viewers.
"You've refunded pretty much everyone, haven't you? Time to start selling. I'm waiting for that high-quality Lasting Love liquor!"
"Pretty lady, stop refunding! Hurry up and list the Lasting Love liquor! I'll buy ten cases!"
"Exactly! List it, list it, list it!"
Wei Zijin smiled.
"Thank you, everyone, but we must finish every refund we owe. We can't miss a single order. There's no rush to list anything. We have to check every procedure again, especially production at the liquor factory."
Zeng Haiyan chimed in from the other end of the call. "Once all the refunds and compensation are settled, we'll list what needs listing. Don't worry, everyone."
The chat exploded again.
"Stinky Tofu Beauty said it! There's hope!"
"Lasting Love liquor! Lasting Love liquor! Lasting Love liquor!"
Someone left a comment that shot past a hundred thousand likes-
"Ever seen someone gain followers by paying out compensation? I have now."
The topic remained high on the trending charts.
Everyone in the industry understood that a public controversy of this magnitude would take at least another two weeks to die